Archive July 2023

A group of hackers backed by the North Korean government managed to get into the system of JumpCloud, an American IT management company. They used the latter to target crypto companies with the aim of stealing digital assets. This latest case of hacking, which joins the long list of misdeeds orchestrated by North Korean hackers, has a rather different modus operandi. Should we be concerned? Find out in this article.

Over the past few days, Bitcoin's (BTC) value has been declining. This trend, however, doesn't dampen analysts' optimism about the flagship crypto's short-term prospects.

The BRICS nations have great ambitions for the global financial system. They have already announced plans to create a common currency for the organization's members. But their project goes beyond monetary issues. They want to counterbalance global geopolitics, and the initiative is of interest to many countries around the globe.

The tokenization of the economy is the future. Stocks, bonds, real estate, wine, works of art… everything can integrate this new classification of digital units programmable from a smart contract. To take full advantage of these opportunities, leading players such as Chainlink are deploying major resources to permanently protect investors' assets. Gold tokenization is one of its spearheads.

The leading cryptocurrency continues to establish a consolidation phase around the $30,000 mark. The expected announcement of the FED's interest rate decision on Wednesday should bring further movement to the market. Although investors anticipate an imminent bullish rally, a slight correction in bitcoin (BTC) could emerge.

Inflation has been galloping for almost two years, mainly due to the profligacy of central banks. Since then, central banks have turned around and become a little more vigilant. Nevertheless, they face a colossal dilemma: the peril of debt or the peril of inflation. It's reasonable to assume that central banks will react this time, as they have every other time: by rearming their monetary bazooka. If so, it could well be the return of happy days for bitcoiners. Let's talk bull run.

The parent cryptocurrency dropped by over 3% in one day. It dropped below the psychological $30,000 mark on Sunday night. This drop in price has caused the crypto market to plunge, particularly that of Ether and XRP. What could explain this trend? Is the market currently in the red? BFM Crypto explains.

Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain seem to be competing with each other. This is despite the fact that some see them as complementary. However, recent work in the emerging field of neuromorphic computing could bridge the gap between these two areas of computing.